TABLE 1.
Number of Registrations, HIV Tests, Positive HIV Tests and Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed HIV-infected Children in the Baseline Compared With the Routine Pediatric HIV Testing Period
| Baseline Testing (May–Sept 2010) |
Routine Testing (Oct 2010–Nov 2011)* |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of registrations | 931 | 2790 | NA |
| Average number of registrations per month | 186 | 215 | 0.08 |
| Total number of HIV tests | 124 | 637 | NA |
| Average number of HIV tests per month | 25 | 49 | 0.001 |
| Total number of positive HIV tests | 21 | 39 | NA |
| Average number of positive HIV tests per month | 4 | 3 | 0.06 |
| Newly diagnosed HIV-infected children | N = 21 | N = 39 | |
| Female | 14 (67%) | 22 (56%) | 0.6 |
| Median age (yr, interquartile range) | 9 (3–11) | 7 (4–11) | 0.8 |
| Age <5 yr | 6 (29%) | 12 (31%) | 1.0 |
| Had CD4 count | 17/21 (est.) | 32/39 (82%) | 1.0 |
| Median CD4 percentage/count (cells/mm3) | 17/209 | 13/288 | 0.4 |
| Had first HIV clinic visit | NA | 31/39 (79%) | NA |
| On ART if eligible | NA | 26/30 (87%) | NA |
| Death | NA | 3/39 (8%) | NA |
| Loss to follow-up | NA | 4/39 (10%) | NA |
| Repeat rapid testing negative at other clinic | NA | 1/39 (3%) | NA |
*
The study enrolled for 13 months.
NA indicates not applicable.